The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-31
THE NEW OFFICERS
OF CITY 10 DE CHOSEN TONIGHT
Iiy tho Republican Majority In Caucus As
scmbled-Nvho Some Of the Candidates
Arc-somo Lively Contests-Tho
) New Council Organizes.

The Republican members OF tho now
Council will again meet In CAUCUS at
Lincoln Club this evening at 7 o'clock,
for the purpose OF uelecting the candidates
for tho various city Offices that are to be
filed by the Council at It's meeting to.
morrow evening. mu
The Republican members have, each
and every one, pledged themselves to
stand by the caucus nominees, and while
there may DO somo pretty lively contests
In to.night's caucus, for,there are numer.
Gus candidates for nearly every office, the
public can rest assured that at tomorrow
nights Council meeting tho candidates
selected will be put through In a ono, two,
three order. There will be no boiling Of
caucus nominses-th high character and
prominent political standing OF the Ropub'
licans in Council makeo this certain.
The Office Of City Collector Is considerod
tho choice plum, and for this Office Mr.,
James w. Warden appears TO have tho In.
side track; he Ia competent, and has al.
ways been hard worker in tho party ser.
vice. For the office Of City Receiver, Mr.
L. W. Dunaway has practically no oppo.
sition; he has served III that oiiica for the
past four years III q most acceptable man.
ner, and by his accommodating manners
has made himself very popular with all
who have had anything to do with his
office. &c.
After these two good Offices comes that
of Solicitor, for which there are three can.
didntes-Co!. George B. Caldwell, Mr..
William Erskine and Mr.. W. ]. W. Cow.
den; these are al lawyers Of ability and
prominence, and whoever Is chosen will
ill the Office acceptsbly. There arc also
three candidates for the position Of Health
Officer, an Office Of considerable import.
ance, and at times Of great responsibility.
The candidates are Dr. 7. 0. Edwards, a
gentleman who filed the office for four
years, and who had an opportunity to
carefully study Its wants and gain much
valuable experience; Dr.. J. W. Mccoy, q
wcll-known physician OF the Eighth ward,
who has given much attention to sanitary
matters, and DR.. Robert Reed, a clever
young gentleman who recently came here
from Pennsylvania. In addition 10 the
candidates for theae Offices that have been
named, there are rumors flying about
OF numerous dsrk-horacs, and the same
may be said respecting every one OF the
offices to be filled.
Although the term Of office OF T. M.
Darrah, Clerk Of the Municipal Court,
does not expire till May it is probable his
successor will be elected tomorrow eyen-
ing. There are several candidates, among
them James r. Cowden, George Irvine, G..
D. Thompson and New. Linch, all we'll.
known and competent gentlemen. Fred
Miller, ex.janitor OF the Custom House,
has been. suggested prominently for Jack
Arthur's plaza as Lookup Keeper, and
Elias Rolls Is after Jimmy MeSamara's
place as assistant In good lively style.
For the other Offices, sucE as Supsriuten-
dent OF Scales, Superintendent Of the City
Prison, Assessor, etc., tho candidstesara
just as numerous as for the others. The
claims OF sill the sspirants will BE- careful
ly considered in CAUCUS and good man
selected Tor each place-that much ia sure
The now Board Of Public Works and the
Water Board will slao, probably, be elect.
cd ct tomorrow evenings meeting. While
several names have been suggested, none
have been spoken OF as out aud out candi-
dates, but the candidates for the positions
undor the Boards are already aAoat. The
Offices are, Clerk Of the Water Board and
assistant Superintendent and All Assessor.
Under the Board Of Public Works there is
q Superintendent. Capt. Tom Bennett ia
prominently spoken Of in connection with
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Cot. Bennett would mako On excellent
official. ,...siu .,-s
The caucus will probably be In session
until quite late 90 the Offices to fill GRO go
many and the candidates so numeroua.